MOLLY FOUNDATION FOR DIABETES RESEARCH RAISES $50,000 AT ITS ANNUAL GOLF OUTING


More than 150 golfers recently participated in the 2006 Molly Invitational. Pictured, from left: Trae Minicucci of Mahwah; Cassie Carpenter of Upper Saddle River; Matthew Minicucci of Allendale; Nick and Susan Minicucci of Allendale; Molly Phillips and Cassandra Phillips, both of Ramsey; Michael Minicucci of Mahwah; and Susan Victoria Phillips of Ramsey.

More than 150 golfers recently participated in the 2007 Molly Invitational sponsored by The MOLLY Foundation for Diabetes Research, The MOLLY Center for Children with Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders, and The MOLLY Diabetes Center for Adults at Hackensack University Medical Center. This year’s event, held at Tuxedo Country Club, netted $50,000 for juvenile and adult diabetes research.

“I’m very appreciative of the support that I have received from each and every person who participated in this year’s event,” said Nicholas Minicucci of Allendale, president and founder of the MOLLY Foundation for Diabetes Research. “The money raised today will be used to better our future.”

Nicholas Minicucci, Jr. founded The MOLLY Foundation after his nine-year-old daughter, Molly, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Doctors told her that if she watched her diet and gave herself a daily injection of insulin, she would be able to lead a normal life. More than twenty years after Molly’s diagnosis, the Minicuccis’ commitment to diabetes research continues today with the foundation and The MOLLY Center for Children with Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders at Hackensack University Medical Center.

After a buffet lunch was served, golfers hit the course for a shotgun start. The day concluded with a reception and a silent auction that included numerous items, such as autographed sports memorabilia, posters, candles, and electronics.
Diabetes is a lifelong disease that can impact a person’s physical, social, and psychological well-being. More than one million children in the United States have Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes. In recent years, type 2 Diabetes has been on the rise in children, a disease that normally affects adults.

Hackensack University Medical Center, a teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School and a member of the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state of New Jersey. The medical center is also the recipient of the Consumer Choice Award for seven consecutive years. Based on a national survey by the National Research Corporation of 140,000 households to determine the leading hospitals in the country, the medical center was named as the hospital of choice in Bergen and Passaic counties for quality of staff, community programs, personalized care, and overall reputation.